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in addition, president obama, george w. bush, president clinton and president carter will be there. raul castro will be there. will mandela's message of forgiveness resonate? and a time crunch of epic proportions, will the venue be safe? first on the security front. joe worked on security for pope john paul's funeral. what could go wrong? but a lot could go wrong. >> yeah, south africa's not entirely a safe place. you have a large somali community there, with connections to shabaab. monitoring these will not be easy. you have the problem of a lot of weapons coming through africa, central african republic, libya and the rest of it. so there is the potential danger to secure all these people. >> the u.s. delegation a small part of the crowd. how much control can the u.s. secret service have, realistically? >> well, it's entirely up to the host government. the south african government has hosted u.s. presidential visits in the past. they do a good job. but, again, it's a very difficult situation. you have 100 heads of state means you have 100 armed security details for those hides of s
in addition, president obama, george w. bush, president clinton and president carter will be there. raul castro will be there. will mandela's message of forgiveness resonate? and a time crunch of epic proportions, will the venue be safe? first on the security front. joe worked on security for pope john paul's funeral. what could go wrong? but a lot could go wrong. >> yeah, south africa's not entirely a safe place. you have a large somali community there, with connections to shabaab....
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former deputy assistant to president george w. bush. he sure tells it like it is. so, given the weariness of this congress and poor approval ratings, do you think they are more motivated to compromise this time around? >> you would think so, but i don't think it will happen by the end of this year. there's too much on the plate. the administration through a monkey wrench into a negotiation that seems to be progressing nicely by the unemployment benefits being extended and finally democrats said let's try and get a deal. incremental progress is monumental. the question is will you be able to fix a deal with two weeks on vacation, in for a weekend out for a remainder of the year. to the january session because you are again looming up against a deadline of the budget and the debt. the only way you get action in this town is when there is a fixed date and we go up to that date. adam: isn't it much ado about nothing. playback of the cuts through sequester. it had to be some negative, would they be negative ramifications from increased spending? >> absolutely. it is a s
former deputy assistant to president george w. bush. he sure tells it like it is. so, given the weariness of this congress and poor approval ratings, do you think they are more motivated to compromise this time around? >> you would think so, but i don't think it will happen by the end of this year. there's too much on the plate. the administration through a monkey wrench into a negotiation that seems to be progressing nicely by the unemployment benefits being extended and finally...
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w. bush is having a real swell time it just came out that to celebrate the season former president bush is selling his artwork on a limited edition christmas ornament and it's flying off the shelves of the bush letters museum store according to shop workers the ornament cost twenty nine ninety eight and peter's a painting of his of the cardinal proceeds from sales go back to his center the ornament comes with a little ribbon attached to it so you can hang it from your christmas bush earlier this year in an interview with a.b.c. news bush said he loves to paint and that it's changed his life in an unbelievably positive way he said it's been an eye opening for him no it didn't open his eyes to the massive amount of death and suffering he caused or how he used freedom to dupe people into supporting him it opened his eyes about colors and shadows according to bush he hopes the ornament beats everyone's expectation i'm not sure what anyone would be expecting from an ornament painted by bush m
w. bush is having a real swell time it just came out that to celebrate the season former president bush is selling his artwork on a limited edition christmas ornament and it's flying off the shelves of the bush letters museum store according to shop workers the ornament cost twenty nine ninety eight and peter's a painting of his of the cardinal proceeds from sales go back to his center the ornament comes with a little ribbon attached to it so you can hang it from your christmas bush earlier...
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with drama but how much did the press know what george w. bush and dick cheney were doing behind-the-scenes. peter baker is the author of "days of fire, bush and cheney in the white house" and i spoke to him earlier here in studio 1. welcome. was your portrait of dick cheney in this book different than the public image he had for eight years? >> i think it is. the public image was cartoonish at times. two dimensional. he was a puppet master. the sinister force running things. like all myths there was some truth. he was an influential vice president. very powerful, no doubt tarynly years. it's a relationship that was much more dynamic and changed over time. >> it sounds like although you've been too polite to say so an indictment of the media if the image of the vice president of the united states was cartoonish and two dimensional. >> that's the nature of media today to some extent. you take a reality and exaggerate and then it gets to late night circuit where it becomes further exaggerated and becomes a larger societal -- >> i'm sure our vw
with drama but how much did the press know what george w. bush and dick cheney were doing behind-the-scenes. peter baker is the author of "days of fire, bush and cheney in the white house" and i spoke to him earlier here in studio 1. welcome. was your portrait of dick cheney in this book different than the public image he had for eight years? >> i think it is. the public image was cartoonish at times. two dimensional. he was a puppet master. the sinister force running things....
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no to the iraq war was a message that democrats carried against george w. bush. a president they disliked. we are saying no to this president, to this kind of government expansion. and if that sounds partisan, professor, they would say they're also saying no to their own incumbents. >> right. so, i mean, there's -- let's make a distinction here, right? so you can say no to some policies. but to have -- to say no to the processes of government, i think, is a little bit deeper. and i think that's really where the tea party has sort of dug themselves in. and my -- to karen's point, the tea party has been all about violating reagan's so-called 11th kmamt rig commandment righ from the beginning. they're all about primarying and making sure they establish themselves to the right, people they refer to as rhinos or republicans in name only. so they're very much aware of that 11th commandment. >> it's not really fair to rhinos. that's an animal a lot of people love. >> republicans in name-only, meaning they're not authentic republicans. >> nobody ever thinks -- >> trying
no to the iraq war was a message that democrats carried against george w. bush. a president they disliked. we are saying no to this president, to this kind of government expansion. and if that sounds partisan, professor, they would say they're also saying no to their own incumbents. >> right. so, i mean, there's -- let's make a distinction here, right? so you can say no to some policies. but to have -- to say no to the processes of government, i think, is a little bit deeper. and i think...
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we're big boys and girls and we can push back ourselves. >> george w. bush has notably stayed quiet about his successor in his post-presidential years. dick cheney is out there criticizing president obama often in pretty strong terms. given your coverage of the two men does that surprise you that cheney continues to be now functioning as a pundit fom the sidelines? >> he feels liberated. in some ways his argument with obama in public kind of is a proxy for his private argument with bush he had in the latter days ever their administration. >> which he was not free to make to journalists because he had to be loyal to number two. >> he resisted some of the changes that president bush was making in the second term. thought they were a bad idea. compromising on policies he favored. therefore, had to swallow it. by the time obama comes in he adopts a lot of what bush left behind but compromises left behind baked into the system before obama takes over are things cheney still doesn't agree with. when obama makes further modifications it's something cheney will
we're big boys and girls and we can push back ourselves. >> george w. bush has notably stayed quiet about his successor in his post-presidential years. dick cheney is out there criticizing president obama often in pretty strong terms. given your coverage of the two men does that surprise you that cheney continues to be now functioning as a pundit fom the sidelines? >> he feels liberated. in some ways his argument with obama in public kind of is a proxy for his private argument with...
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w. all three of these stocks not too far off the up changed line fedex up about one-third of 1%, ups pulling back a little bit, but we did have fedex say on saturday that winter weather -- and this is their quote -- causing substantial flight and sort disruptions at multiple hubs. ebay warning that weather could delay shipments, and pay attention to arkansas, mississippi, tennessee, ohio and texas. and ups also saying that pickups and deliveries were not available in some of those areas. so, obviously, the winter weather may be getting in the way of some package deliveries, at least the speediest ones. dagen: thank you so much, nicole. that winter -- excuse me, winter weather, it's like me trying to say wayne rogers and always say wayne wogers -- [laughter] wreaking havoc on travel as thousands of flights canceled across the u.s., icy roads leading to big car pileups. let's bring in george hamlin. this time of year, particularly in the airlines, the load factors, is it difficult for peop
w. all three of these stocks not too far off the up changed line fedex up about one-third of 1%, ups pulling back a little bit, but we did have fedex say on saturday that winter weather -- and this is their quote -- causing substantial flight and sort disruptions at multiple hubs. ebay warning that weather could delay shipments, and pay attention to arkansas, mississippi, tennessee, ohio and texas. and ups also saying that pickups and deliveries were not available in some of those areas. so,...
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w. we have on muni, 23, 41, 489, 71 routes all are expensing longer than normal wait times and bart, though, is running on time there at 44 trains. over the altamont pass, we have a report of an accident westbound 580, c.h.p. is out there trying to locate it but generally speaking you are on the brights headed away from tracy to dublin. here is how it looks with numbers. 52 minutes in the westbound direction and highway 4 building at half an hour from antioch to concord and 101 is clear from san rafael into san francisco. >> in this morning all lanes of better state 880 are open again after a big rig hit the safety barrels at 5th avenue sending sand and debris over the freeway forcing the shutdown of all lanes before 3:00 a. the lanes just opened but expect slowing as caltran keeps the exits closed while the safety barrels relisted. >> if you are mying today you will want to call ahead or check online. we will tell you why, but, just to give you a hint, thousands of flights cross the cou
w. we have on muni, 23, 41, 489, 71 routes all are expensing longer than normal wait times and bart, though, is running on time there at 44 trains. over the altamont pass, we have a report of an accident westbound 580, c.h.p. is out there trying to locate it but generally speaking you are on the brights headed away from tracy to dublin. here is how it looks with numbers. 52 minutes in the westbound direction and highway 4 building at half an hour from antioch to concord and 101 is clear from...
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former presidents george w bush, bill clinton and jimmy carter also expected to attend. george herbert walker bush will be the only living u.s. president not to attend. they will join tens of thousands of mourners at the stadium. a cockroach possessing powers to withstand harsh winter has made itself at home in new york city. home in new york city. ♪ could it be? ♪ no presents beneath the tree? ♪ ♪ wait a minute, now i see ♪ my gifts are above me ♪ that's my kind of holiday [ whistling wi ] don't worr santa will finus. ♪ [ female announcer ]his christmas, light santa'say with the hallmar santa signal ornent. only avaable at hallmark gold crown sres. ♪ i picked it out in a snap ♪ what made it genius ♪ was my camouflage wrap ♪ that's my kind of holiday pretty incredible video. take a look. it looks like an unlucky place to have parked a car in plano, texas. but it didn't happen just once. the sheets of ice and snow on rooftops got so big and heavy, mini avalanches fell to the street. take a look at some of the damage it caused. across the country, the
former presidents george w bush, bill clinton and jimmy carter also expected to attend. george herbert walker bush will be the only living u.s. president not to attend. they will join tens of thousands of mourners at the stadium. a cockroach possessing powers to withstand harsh winter has made itself at home in new york city. home in new york city. ♪ could it be? ♪ no presents beneath the tree? ♪ ♪ wait a minute, now i see ♪ my gifts are above me ♪ that's my kind of holiday [...
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w. dignitaries from all over the world are arriving in the country to honor mandela including four presidents of the united states. >> and it's a freezing cold start to the work week. i'll let you know what's in store for the rest of the week. i can tell you change is ahead. you might like it if you're looking for warmer days. that's coming up in the full forecast. >> warmer. we like that. yes. oakland, an issue, three issues to report this early on a monday morning. we'll point them out coming up. >> a live look outside san francisco, that's the transamerica building. kind of hard to tell. needs a few lights. but it's cold in san francisco. i can tell you that. more coming up. it's monday, december 9, this is "today in the bay." >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm terry mcsweeney. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. we have a live look outside at san jose this morning. it's in the low 30s this morning. cold weather sticking around. time to check in with meteorologist christina loren. a
w. dignitaries from all over the world are arriving in the country to honor mandela including four presidents of the united states. >> and it's a freezing cold start to the work week. i'll let you know what's in store for the rest of the week. i can tell you change is ahead. you might like it if you're looking for warmer days. that's coming up in the full forecast. >> warmer. we like that. yes. oakland, an issue, three issues to report this early on a monday morning. we'll point...
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former presidents and george w. bush, bill clinton and jimmy carter are also expected to attend. that would joined tens of thousands of mourners at the stadium. >> we are waking up to one another crisp cold morning. we have readings in the 20's. i will talk about just how cold it is one we 20's. i will talk about just how cold it is one we ci love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's so much better than cable. it's got more hd channels, more dvr space. yeah, but i mean, how did you know? i researched. no, i-i told you. no. yeah! no. the important part is that you're happy now. and i got you this visor. you made a visor! yes! that i'll never wear. ohh. [ male announcer ] get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for two years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. with qualifying bundles. me d yo- ll cry y thrgh... ♪spial methg ♪ tt lile rard r althe this yod scious, creamyilli - mbin witour ow-mting chocolat- thone d on ghardei sqres ocole. r althe ingsou do. ly from ghirar
former presidents and george w. bush, bill clinton and jimmy carter are also expected to attend. that would joined tens of thousands of mourners at the stadium. >> we are waking up to one another crisp cold morning. we have readings in the 20's. i will talk about just how cold it is one we 20's. i will talk about just how cold it is one we ci love watching tv outside. and why can you move the tv out here? the wireless receiver. i got that when i switched to u-verse. but why? because it's...
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obama left washington this morning, joined on air force one by former president george w. bush and his wife. former presidents clinton and carter also will attend. there's been more unrest in the central african republic, as gunmen refuse to give up their weapons to french troops. the french patrolled the capital city today, trying to disarm rival muslim and christian fighters who killed 400 people over the weekend. we'll have a report from the c.a.r. later in the program. the prime minister of thailand called for new elections today, in the face of protests against her rule. the opposition has accused her of corruption, insisting again she must go. john sparks of "independent television news" reports from bangkok. >> reporter: protest leaders called it the day of reckoning. a time to do-or-die. when their call was answered on the streets of bangkok by more than 150,000 people. and each one seemed determined to topple the thai government. >> we've got to get them out. we're playing our last card. >> reporter: they've been at it for weeks. a rolling protest against the gove
obama left washington this morning, joined on air force one by former president george w. bush and his wife. former presidents clinton and carter also will attend. there's been more unrest in the central african republic, as gunmen refuse to give up their weapons to french troops. the french patrolled the capital city today, trying to disarm rival muslim and christian fighters who killed 400 people over the weekend. we'll have a report from the c.a.r. later in the program. the prime minister of...
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joining them will be former presidents bill clinton and george w. bush, david cameron and ban ki-moon among scores of other dignitaries. errol barnett in johannesburg for us. tomorrow is taking place in soccer city during the world cup, a huge stadium, 90,000 plus seats. given the interest and the crowds behind you now, will that be big enough to accommodate everybody? >> reporter: in a word, john, no, and that's why the government has facilitated three, count them three overthrow stadiums for people who want to attend tuesday's memorial service, plus they will be broadcasting the ceremony via livestream to 90 big screens set up all over the country. john, i'm not sure how many university football games you've been to but what's happening around me now you could compare to a battle of the bonds. over my right shoulder a south african group, over my left a nigerian group who has come here and outside nelson mandela's home where he passed away late thursday evening to add to the euphoria and celebrations here, paying respects to a man who is credited
joining them will be former presidents bill clinton and george w. bush, david cameron and ban ki-moon among scores of other dignitaries. errol barnett in johannesburg for us. tomorrow is taking place in soccer city during the world cup, a huge stadium, 90,000 plus seats. given the interest and the crowds behind you now, will that be big enough to accommodate everybody? >> reporter: in a word, john, no, and that's why the government has facilitated three, count them three overthrow...
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they'll be joined by jimmy carter, bill clinton, and george w. bush. nbc's lester holt is in soweto with more on this. lester, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. what an emotional few days it's been. we're outside the mandela house. it's the house he came home to after his release from prison in 1990. a lot of folks will be lining up tonight for the privilege to be at the stadium and at the memorial service but like the 50 or 60 some odd world leaders coming, none of them were invited. this is going to be an event on a scale rarely seen in any country and it shows how beloved and respected nelson mandela was across this planet. this morning they are hard at work preparing johannesburg's 90,000 seat fnb stadium for tomorrow's public memorial. a potential security and logistics nightmare as scores of world leaders and luminaries ranging from heads of states to rock stars to business tycoons gather to pay their respects to nelson mandela. ♪ since news of his death broke on thursday, south africans have engaged in a virtual nonstop sal
they'll be joined by jimmy carter, bill clinton, and george w. bush. nbc's lester holt is in soweto with more on this. lester, good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning. what an emotional few days it's been. we're outside the mandela house. it's the house he came home to after his release from prison in 1990. a lot of folks will be lining up tonight for the privilege to be at the stadium and at the memorial service but like the 50 or 60 some odd world leaders coming, none of...
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george w. bush and laura bush are on air force one, along with the president now. secretary hillary clinton, also on the plane. president bill clinton and jimmy carter are traveling separately. president george herbert walker bush is the only living president not to attends. the 89-year-old is no longer able to travel long distances and certainly is one, even though it is on air force one all the way to south africa. >>> welcome back. the live tv broadcast of "the sound of music" may have struck ratings gold with more than 18 million viewers. but some critics weren't so good especially about carrie underwood's performance. some parodied the show. ♪ a song is when you put notes together in a certain order ♪ ♪ notes you made with your mouth and that's music. does that make sense? >> no! >> joining us right now with the pulse on hollywood, 'cause he's got everybody's pulse, mario lopez. mr. everything. >> good to see you. >> i love hanging out with you. >> thanks for getting out of an icy dallas to be with us. >> i got very lucky. i don't know how i made it in a
george w. bush and laura bush are on air force one, along with the president now. secretary hillary clinton, also on the plane. president bill clinton and jimmy carter are traveling separately. president george herbert walker bush is the only living president not to attends. the 89-year-old is no longer able to travel long distances and certainly is one, even though it is on air force one all the way to south africa. >>> welcome back. the live tv broadcast of "the sound of...
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w. expected to sign off later today. another news alert for you, the snow is making his way up the east coast slowing down action in washington, d.c., while the federal government is closed. janice d and track in a storm the weather center. >> not a huge storm, but it caused delays. a lot of kids have the dela day. parts of new jersey over 4 inches, 3 inches in delaware. it is not a blockbuster storm, but it did cause delays at the airport. still in delays as well as jfk and philadelphia over an hour delay. call ahead and pack your patience, as they say. light snow being reported in philadelphia, sunny skies in new york may get a hand o band . the other story is incredible cold, the wind chill, what it feels like if you are not protected when you go outside. some of the coldest air they have felt going down to zero on thursday night and we will be dealing with incredible cold tonight across these regions, these are actual air temperatures, not just with jill. --dash windchill. we might h
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. >> you can look at any president -- george w. bush, richard nixon, ronald reagan, bill clinton -- you look at their calendar and you can see what's important to them. even if you don't know anything about what was going on at that time, look at that calendar and you'll see what their priorities are. in the case of president obama, if you look at his calendar, there is no evidence whatsoever that is focused or has much interest in health care at all. >> they say that -- they went on to say they have a list of all their meetings. 277 private meetings with 16 other cabinet members. 277 with 16 other cabinetmakers -- cabinetmakers, they pretty much make their own cabinets in the white house. so that just shows a lack of focus, a lack of interest. it remind me of the fact that i remember when james woolsey was the director of the c.i.a. with bill clinton. he didn't have much interest in surveillance, intelligence and international affairs when he got started. it all changes and people used to say james woolsey never gets to see the pr
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it's pretty fascinating because of the fact that george w. bush didn't use e-mail and he certainly was president during the time of handheld mobile devices. he didn't have one. but president obama, that's certainly a tool that he has always had. now i will say, though, the president doesn't completely shun all apple products. he uses the ipad quite a bit when he's looking at news or reviewing one of his speeches. it was also interesting yesterday, carol. he talked about how his daughters, sasha and malia spend quite a bit of time on their iphones. we saw that during the inaugural parade just this past january, that they were taking photos of the parade and photos of their parents and even taking some selfies. the president, no, he can't have an iphone, saying it's for security reasons. >> understand. brianna keilar, at the white house this morning. >>> budget battle hits your refrigerator. many of us could see milk prices double, unless congress acts soon. too big. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing
it's pretty fascinating because of the fact that george w. bush didn't use e-mail and he certainly was president during the time of handheld mobile devices. he didn't have one. but president obama, that's certainly a tool that he has always had. now i will say, though, the president doesn't completely shun all apple products. he uses the ipad quite a bit when he's looking at news or reviewing one of his speeches. it was also interesting yesterday, carol. he talked about how his daughters, sasha...
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he will be joined on air force one by president george w. bush and mrs. bush, president clinton expected to attend the memorial as well. >>> all right. it is football time early december in college football can only mean one thing. that's championship games. to the s.e.c. championship game. auburn and missouri. remember that game last week, auburn game? this was another showdown that resembled a video game. back and forth all day. tray mason for the auburn tigers. he will finish with an s.e.c. championship record 304 yards, four touchdowns. auburn wins 59-42. they hope for a spot in the national title game. >>> the big ten championship game where ohio state was taking on michigan state. connor cook had a fantastic day. braxton miller made sure it was a game by making plenty of big runs including a 48-yard scramble. michigan state would hold on to win 34-24. >>> and like many of us, we're sad ohio state coach urban meyer. >> extreme weather alert. >> frigid temperatures, snow and ice. the storm is headed to the east. over 1,000 cancellations today across t
he will be joined on air force one by president george w. bush and mrs. bush, president clinton expected to attend the memorial as well. >>> all right. it is football time early december in college football can only mean one thing. that's championship games. to the s.e.c. championship game. auburn and missouri. remember that game last week, auburn game? this was another showdown that resembled a video game. back and forth all day. tray mason for the auburn tigers. he will finish with...
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george h w bush is the only living former president who will not attend the event. he is no longer able to travel long distances. . nelson mandela died last week at the age of 95. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> c-span. we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, and conferences, and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house, all as a public service of private industry. we're c-span, created by the cable tv industry 34 years ago and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. and now, you can watch us in h.d. >> the wireline world is the central security or system of our country. it is the veins and arteries that connect what is now the information economy in the united states. we are seeing data traffic increase at the rate of 40% per year. it connects all forms of communication whether they originate in a wireline environment or not. yeah, i would say america is a wireline future. >> the future of communications i
george h w bush is the only living former president who will not attend the event. he is no longer able to travel long distances. . nelson mandela died last week at the age of 95. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> c-span. we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, and conferences, and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage of the u.s. house, all as a public...